They start vaccinating Mas Lomas residents against the flu:: News from Lomas de Zamora

The first phase of the 2024 influenza vaccination campaign begins in the province and in Lomas de Zamora they vaccinate all regions In addition to the Buenos Aires Hospital, there is also the Integrated Health Center (CIS) and the Municipal Immediate Diagnostic Hospital.

Influenza, or influenza, is a respiratory viral illness that usually occurs during the coldest months of the year. “The vaccine is administered once a year, free of charge and does not require a doctor’s prescription,” the authorities said.

In the first phase, they applied doses to Medical staff, pregnant women and neighbors over 65 years old, They now have access to vaccination sites.

The national vaccination calendar includes anti-flu doses available starting this week in more than 40 CIS locations located in different communities of Lomas de Zamora – addresses can be found on the municipality’s website. In addition, they have implemented the system at Banfield Immediate Diagnostic Hospital (Cochabamba 922) and Temperley (Avenida Hipólito Yrigoyen 10001).

It is important to remember that the flu vaccine cannot spread disease because it is made with inactivated (dead) virus, and it can be used with the Covid-19 vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, or other vaccines. National calendar.

To protect against the flu, a shot is needed every year to ensure immunity to the variants of the flu virus that circulate each season.

People over 65, people aged 2 to 64 with risk factors, pregnant women and health workers do not need a doctor’s order to request vaccination. For boys and girls aged 6 to 24 months, two doses are given first, 30 days apart, and then annually.